---
title: "Link a corrective action"
url: "https://docs.4hse.com/incidents/link-a-corrective-action"
description: "How to link to an event the prevention actions decided to remedy it, and where to find the link again."
---

# Link a corrective action

A corrective action is an ordinary [prevention action](/prevention-and-protection/) (a course, a procedure, a maintenance plan) linked to the event that made it necessary. See [Incidents and events](/incidents/).

The event links actions that already exist in the office. If the action does not exist yet, create it first: see [Create an action](/prevention-and-protection/create-an-action).

1.  Open the event and choose the **Actions** tab.
2.  Click the **New** icon.
3.  In the **Action** window, select one or more actions of the office, of any type.
4.  Confirm.

The actions appear in the tab with their code and name. By opening an action’s row you can add a **Description** of the link, for example why it was decided.

## The link is also visible from the action

[Section titled “The link is also visible from the action”](#the-link-is-also-visible-from-the-action)

In the action’s window, the **Event** tab lists the events the action is linked to.

## The action’s status is followed in the action

[Section titled “The action’s status is followed in the action”](#the-actions-status-is-followed-in-the-action)

The event’s **Actions** tab does not show the status or the deadline of the linked actions. To follow them, open the action from its row, or use the [scheduler](/scheduler-and-notifications/).

The **Description Actions Involved** field in the details is free text: it describes the actions decided, but does not link them.

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